Suzie Williams
Head over to Library Search to discover more about these new books available to us here at the University Library:
The Rebel Women of Sunderland is a project that shines a light on the lives of Rebel Women from Sunderland with specially commissioned artworks, stories and podcasts.
This podcast takes inspiration from the women through conversations with modern-day remarkable Sunderland women including those in community organisations that represent some of the contemporary themes raised through the podcasts - for example women’s writing and creativity, women and the music industry , women’s mental wellbeing and creativity , women and sports.
You can explore the Rebel Women on Sunderland on the Sunderland Culture web site along with artwork by Kathryn Robertson and stories written by Jessica Andrews.
Head over to the podcast now and pick an episode to start listening!
Sunderland Year of Music is here! 365 days of music covering a really wide range of genres - make the most of this focus on music!
This is a great opportunity to celebrate the breadth of resources in the library celebrating music which support your studies and research.
Here are a few highlights to whet your appetite:
Hop onto our Library Search to discover more!
We run a range of study skills events to help you complete your assignments and support your research. Keep an eye out throughout the year on our events page to keep up to date with the Masterclass workshops on offer.
Box of Broadcasts is a brilliant resource which all our students and staff have access to through the library.
For anyone who hasn’t discovered it yet, Box of Broadcasts (often know as BoB) is an on-demand TV & radio streaming service, giving you access to programmes from over 65 free-to-air channels from the UK and beyond. You can also to be alerted when programmes in the next two weeks are ready to watch - a great tool for your time management!
This series of short videos will help you get the most out of this resource for your studies and research including:
If you're not a big reader but are keen to learn about your subject, this is a really good way of developing your knowledge and helping with your research.
International Dance Day takes place every year on 29th April. This annual celebration of dance was founded in 1982. and to mark this celebration, here are just five of the many books we have on dance in the University Library.
These five books are all available online. Explore our Library Search to discover the wealth and breadth of books we have about dance.
Digital US is an online digital skills module brought to you by Student Journey, available to all Sunderland Campus students through Canvas. Completing Digital US will enable you to make a confident start with the University of Sunderland's key digital systems and develop the digital competencies and capabilities which are central to academic success, student life, employability and personal and professional practice.
Piano Day takes place annually on the 88th day of the year because of the number of keys on the instrument being celebrated, and is a worldwide event founded by a group of like-minded people.
To celebrate Piano Day this year we are highlighting a selection of the books and music we have about the piano in our library collection.
27th March is the annual World Theatre Day, celebrated by the international theatre community. Let us use this opportunity to explore the breadth of resources for our theatrical resources. Here are just a few of the resources we have ready for you to use when researching for your assignments:
Your Academic Liaison Librarian, Suzie Williams, regularly writes blog posts for you on your Performance Library Subject Guide.
The posts cover a wide range of topics including details about new books we have bought for you to use, promoting key resources in your subject and much more. You can sign up to get an email alert to any new posts - there are a couple of posts each month so you won't be inundated with emails, and you can choose to unsubscribe at any time.
Just go to the Performance blog page and enter your email address where it says "Subscribe." Happy reading!